Library Community Health Outreach: The Role of the Library Manager
Building Community Engagement and Outreach in Libraries
ISBN: 978-1-80382-368-3, eISBN: 978-1-80382-367-6
Publication date: 7 July 2022
Abstract
Adults in the United States have low health literacy skills which puts them at high risk for serious health consequences. Libraries have traditionally provided programming on a variety of topics for patrons but barriers such as technology and transportation access may prevent potential patrons from attending. Librarians can help increase the health literacy skills of community members by providing health outreach programming to the communities they serve. This chapter examines strategies and specific examples that library managers can implement to facilitate technology and health literacy skills through programming in communities.
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Acknowledgment
The case studies referenced in this chapter received support from award numbers P60MD002256 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the UG4LM012340 from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. The content in this publication is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities or the National Institutes of Health or the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. The authors gratefully acknowledge leadership and support of the following contributors in the development of project content for this publication: Principal Investigator, Jerome Strauss, MD (P60MD002256), Co-Principal Investigators PonJola Coney, MD, and Marcie S. Wright, PhD, MPH (P60MD002256), Principal Investigator Marcie S. Wright, PhD, MPH (UG4LM012340), Evaluator Hsin-Ling (Sonya) Hung, PhD (UG4LM012340), Richmond City Health District Resource Centers (Virginia Department of Health) of Richmond, Virginia, The READ Center of Richmond, Virginia, and Richmond Public Library of Richmond, Virginia.
Citation
Ladd, D.L., Hurst, E.J. and Brewer, A. (2022), "Library Community Health Outreach: The Role of the Library Manager", Crowe, K.M. and Hélouvry, J. (Ed.) Building Community Engagement and Outreach in Libraries (Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Vol. 43), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0732-067120220000043001
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